EPA Wants State Department to Reassess Their Analysis of the Keystone XL Pipeline

In March, the State Department issued a controversial analysis of the Keystone XL Pipeline that stated the project would have no significant impact on the environment. Needless to say, this raised the hackles of many concerned citizens and environmental groups . The US Environmental Protection Agency also took issue with the assessment, and this week released a document criticizing the State Department’s report. In a letter , the agency remarked that there was not enough evidence to give credence to the State Department’s conclusions concerning safety, emissions, and alternative routes. The formal objections could complicate the approval of the $7 billion project. Read the rest of EPA Wants State Department to Reassess Their Analysis of the Keystone XL Pipeline Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Alberta , arkansas , assessment , canada , CO2 , environmental protection agency , global warming , gulf of mexico , kalamazoo river , Keystone XL Pipeline , mayflower , Michigan , oil , president obama , spill , state department , tar sands